Salary: $79,945.08 - $126,905.08 Annually
Location : Downtown Minneapolis
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 25OCS606TV346
Department: Outreach & Community Supports
Division: OCS General
Opening Date: 09/19/2025
Closing Date: 9/23/ :59 PM Central
Description The Outreach & Community Supports (OCS) department is seeking a Principal Administrative Assistant to join their team. This position will support departmental leadership in shaping infrastructure, policy, and best practices while ensuring alignment with audit and compliance standards.
Location and hours: This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at 625 4th Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415, and remote as job duties require. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.
About the position type: This is a full-time, benefit earning position. You must be a
current regular or probationary employee of the Outreach & Community Supports department to apply for this position. Limited duration employees are not eligible.
This position is internally classified as an Administrative Assistant, Principal.
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In this position, you will: - Assist the director with infrastructure building and capacity, recommendations on policy, procedure, and best practices for the department. Review and propose/evaluate complex policy alternatives on behalf of the department.
- Assist in the development of policies, procedures, and plans for programmatic implementation to ensure the department is aligning with Hennepin County audit and compliance.
- Assist the director with coordination and development of complex multi-unit research designs, methodology, and data collection systems.
- Collect and interpret data and information from a variety of sources. Work directly with Hennepin County Disparity Reduction Data Analytics team on data collection.
- Manage county-wide and community initiatives on behalf of a department as it relates to the department's federated model and enterprise-wide efforts.
- Assist with a wide range of engagement events, including attending community meetings, tabling, door knocking, facilitating listening sessions, and conducting surveys.
- Assist director with the implementation of the department enterprise-wide federated model and work with other Hennepin County departments to develop alignment on community engagement.
- Work with other Hennepin County departments to analyze and interpret current and proposed laws, rules, and legislation as it directly relates to how the OCS department does business.
- Provide support to the OCS director on county-wide or community committees and task forces and provide support for social media and other communications needs.
- Provide supervision or work direction to professional and/or support staff.
Need to have: - One of the following:
- Nine years or more of experience in general administrative work relating to the management of departmental/organizational operations or in a specialty area appropriate to the position. Note: General administrative work is defined as the administration and/or management of programs, policies, and/or budgets.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in business administration or other field appropriate to the position and five years or more of experience in general administrative work relating to the management of departmental/organizational operations or in a specialty area appropriate to the position.
Nice to have: - Experience:
- Interpreting current and proposed laws, rules, and legislation.
- With project management.
- Collecting and interpreting data and information from a variety of sources.
- Ability to:
- Facilitate discussions and collaborate with all levels of business and technical staff.
- Problem-solve with a process improvement mindset.
- Effective communication and customer service skills.
- Establish and carry out effective working relationships with employees, other professionals, agencies, and the public.
About the department: The Outreach and Community Supports department is committed to advancing engagement internally and externally in order to better serve residents of Hennepin County. Outreach and Community Supports' strategy is to create and strengthen long-term, sustainable relationships built on trust. This strategy aligns with and supports the county's mission, vison, core values and disparity work.
About Hennepin County: Hennepin is the largest county government organization in Minnesota. Our employees work every day to improve the health, safety and quality of life for our residents and communities. All of our jobs align with our mission to serve residents through transformative services that eliminate disparities, eliminate inequities, and create opportunity for all and our vision of a community where all people are healthy, all people are valued, and all people thrive.
Our employees receive a combination of competitive benefits and positive workplace culture. This includes meaningful work that impacts our community, competitive pay, work-life balance, a variety of benefits and opportunities to grow. Learn more at (login as Guest).
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity and the elimination of disparities is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
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Are you a current of the Outreach & Community Supports department?
Note: Limited duration employees are not eligible
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This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at 625 4th Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55415, and remote as job duties require. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.
Are you able and willing to meet these requirements?
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Do you have a bachelor's degree or higher in business administration or another field appropriate to the position?
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have in general administrative work relating to the management of departmental/organizational operations or in a specialty area appropriate to the position?
Note: General administrative work is defined as the administration and/or management of programs, policies, and/or budgets.
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 5 years
- 5 years or more, but less than 9 years
- 9 years or more
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have interpreting current and proposed laws, rules, and legislation?
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- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have with project management?
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have collecting and interpreting data and information from a variety of sources?
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- Less than 1 year
- 1 year or more, but less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more, but less than 4 years
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